28:
276:
115:
in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. He earned his Medal of Honor on
October 27, 1864, whilst serving aboard U.S. Picket Boat No.1. Houghton died in
27:
143:, which had resisted repeated attacks by our steamers and had kept a large force of vessels employed in watching her.
124:
112:
271:
266:
211:
96:
92:
212:"'Heroic actions in the face of certain death': 30 Medal of Honor recipients linked to Alabama"
120:
116:
64:
108:
41:
88:
76:
260:
163:
164:"Edward J Houghton | U.S. Civil War | U.S. Navy | Medal of Honor Recipient"
236:
187:
87:(1843 – July 16, 1865) was an American sailor who received a
139:
in action, 27 October 1864, against the
Confederate ram
277:
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
72:
49:
34:
18:
8:
26:
15:
152:
119:on July 16, 1865, and is now buried in
7:
168:Congressional Medal of Honor Society
158:
156:
135:Houghton served on board the U.S.
14:
237:"Edward Houghton - Recipient -"
188:"Edward Houghton - Recipient -"
1:
293:
111:in 1843. He served as an
25:
125:Brookline, Massachusetts
241:valor.militarytimes.com
192:valor.militarytimes.com
131:Medal of Honor Citation
91:for his actions in the
95:whilst serving in the
107:Houghton was born in
93:American Civil War
85:Edward J. Houghton
20:Edward J. Houghton
137:Picket Boat No. 1
121:Holyhood Cemetery
117:Norfolk, Virginia
82:
81:
65:Norfolk, Virginia
284:
251:
250:
248:
247:
233:
227:
226:
224:
223:
208:
202:
201:
199:
198:
184:
178:
177:
175:
174:
160:
60:
58:
30:
16:
292:
291:
287:
286:
285:
283:
282:
281:
257:
256:
255:
254:
245:
243:
235:
234:
230:
221:
219:
210:
209:
205:
196:
194:
186:
185:
181:
172:
170:
162:
161:
154:
149:
133:
113:ordinary seaman
109:Mobile, Alabama
105:
68:
62:
56:
54:
45:
42:Mobile, Alabama
39:
21:
12:
11:
5:
290:
288:
280:
279:
274:
269:
259:
258:
253:
252:
228:
203:
179:
151:
150:
148:
145:
132:
129:
104:
101:
89:Medal of Honor
80:
79:
77:Medal of Honor
74:
70:
69:
63:
61:(aged 21)
51:
47:
46:
40:
36:
32:
31:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
289:
278:
275:
273:
270:
268:
265:
264:
262:
242:
238:
232:
229:
217:
213:
207:
204:
193:
189:
183:
180:
169:
165:
159:
157:
153:
146:
144:
142:
138:
130:
128:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
102:
100:
98:
94:
90:
86:
78:
75:
71:
66:
53:July 16, 1865
52:
48:
43:
37:
33:
29:
24:
17:
244:. Retrieved
240:
231:
220:. Retrieved
218:. 2014-05-25
215:
206:
195:. Retrieved
191:
182:
171:. Retrieved
167:
140:
136:
134:
106:
84:
83:
272:1868 deaths
267:1843 births
261:Categories
246:2021-12-31
222:2021-12-31
197:2021-12-31
173:2021-12-31
147:References
57:1865-07-17
141:Albemarle
103:Biography
97:U.S. Navy
73:Honours
55: (
67:, U.S.
44:, U.S.
50:Died
38:1843
35:Born
263::
239:.
216:al
214:.
190:.
166:.
155:^
127:.
123:,
99:.
249:.
225:.
200:.
176:.
59:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
